H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John McEnroe vs Colin Dowdeswell H2H: 3-0

John McEnroe holds a 3–0 lead over Colin Dowdeswell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1984 US Open first round 6-1 6-1 6-1.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Colin Dowdeswell
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 30, 1984* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-1 6-1 Colin Dowdeswell #77 Match data
Sep 7, 1978* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard John McEnroe #14 7-6 6-3 6-3 Colin Dowdeswell #73 Match data
Jun 24, 1977* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass John McEnroe #264 9-7 6-3 6-1 Colin Dowdeswell #90 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,496 833 189 81.5% 7 3 3 0 63 76
Colin Dowdeswell #901 #31 0 1,734 119 173 40.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age John McEnroe Colin Dowdeswell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,505 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 1973 4–5 44.4% #148 1,523 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 1974 4–4 50.0% #138 1,538 0 0
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1975 22–23 48.9% #85 1,631 0 1
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1976 14–26 35.0% #122 1,631 0 1
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1977 9–13 40.9% #100 1,576 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1978 20–22 47.6% #75 1,651 0 1
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1979 12–16 42.9% #104 1,641 0 1
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1980 1–13 7.1% #269 1,506 0 1
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 — — — — — — —
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,532 0 1
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1983 17–10 63.0% #33 1,721 0 1
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1984 10–24 29.4% #179 1,609 0 1
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1985 2–11 15.4% #258 1,476 0 1
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 1986 1–1 50.0% #414 1,511 0 1
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 — — — — — — —
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 — — — — — — —
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 — — — — — — —